THE Indonesian government expects to reach a decision by February or March next year on whether Inpex’s Abadi liquefied natural gas project will be developed as an onshore project or with floating LNG (FLNG) technology.

Director General of Oil & Gas Gusti Nyoman Wiratmaja confirmed that the government was looking to appoint an international advisor to give impartial advice on the optimum solution to exploit Abadi, which is located on the Masela production sharing contract.

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